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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nemur say during the conference that enrages Charlie?

2. What does Charlie wish he could see more clearly in his past memories?

3. How does Charlie pretend to be a student at the college once his IQ hits 100?

4. Which of the following is NOT a name that Charlie hears his doctors calling each other during a fight?

5. What did Charlie give Harriet on Valentines Day when he was younger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Norma's father refuse to let her have the dog she was promised if she did well on her history test?

2. How does Fanny think Charlie came about his intelligence?

3. What does Charlie say about the failure of this experiment done on him?

4. What does Charlie do at the bakery when his IQ reaches 100 that earns him a raise?

5. What happens when Algernon is put back into his original maze when he and Charlie return to the lab?

6. What happens when Charlie goes to see his father in the barbershop?

7. Why is Charlie fired from his job at the bakery?

8. Why is Charlie so understanding about the hostile attitude that his friends at the bakery have towards him as his intelligence is raised?

9. Why did Charlie allow himself to soil himself when he was younger?

10. What is Alice really upset about when she sees Charlie at the college where she teaches retarded adults?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Love and intimacy are two themes that are very present in this plot. Where do these themes appear, and why do you think the author chose these places to present these integral ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times in a number of forms by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book? What are the differences in the forms fear took in this book?

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